Geography Basics

What two things do geographers study?

• The different parts of the Earth

• The animals of the Earth

• How people live

• The planets in our Solar System

What part of a map tells you how to read the symbols on the map?

• Title

• Scale

• Key

• Compass rose

What tool shows the directions on a map?

• Compass rose

• Scale

• Key

• Legend

What do we call half of the Earth?

• Sphere

• Globe

• Hemisphere

• Bisphere

Finish the list: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, ___________ and ________________ (2 answers)

• Arctic

• Europe

• Australia

• Central America